William Minner Beyea
Accomplished Musician and Sailor
William “Bill” Minner Beyea, 79, of Weston, died in Danbury Hospital, April 2...
Through The Red Door
To the Editor:
The Newtown Visiting Nurse Thrift Shop has always been a mecca for fashionistas and stalwart bargain shoppers in Newtown and...
Fourth Graders Work To Spread Knowledge
On World Water Crisis
By Eliza Hallabeck
Sandy Hook School fourth graders were one group of many at Newtown’...
Free Comic Book Day Is May 5
Cave Comics will once again host Free Comic Book Day, this year occurring on Saturday, May 5. Cave Comics, in the western half of t...
Love & Knishes, Alzheimer’s Support Offered
SOUTHBURY — From opera to Broadway to jazz to easy listening, four diverse musical programs ...
Girls’ Lacrosse Team Extends Winning Streak To Five
By Andy Hutchison
Newtown High School’s girls’ lacrosse team, after a tw...
Saturday, May 5
NJWC Spring Flower Sale, 8 am–2 pm, rain or shine, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, hanging baskets in vibrant colors, various...
Ahmad Fotovat Ahmadi
Devoted Husband, Father And Grandfather
Ahmad Fotovat Ahmadi, 85, of Shelton, died at Griffin Hospital, April 24, surrounded by his lo...
Food Drive A Success
To the Editor:
The Newtown Woman’s Club, GFWC, Inc would like to thank all of the shoppers on Saturday, April 21, for their gen...
Newtown Observes 5th Annual Earth Day With A Bright Green Celebration
By Kendra Bobowick
Looking across the sun speckled lawn where children wove dandelion wrea...
Budget should be cut by 20%, spending $2.65 million dollars per every week forever is absolutely unsustainable ! Do everything possible to Vote No on another nonsensical attempt to increase the cost of living ! Taxpayers are honestly just renting their houses from the town, it costs me $40 every night to sleep in my own bed ! Soon it will be cheaper living in a hotel than owning a property in Newtown !
I went and complaint to Rosenthall's father that the budget was too high at $80M several years ago, now we are at almost $140M . $2.65 million per week that is ! Fairfield hills should have long been developed by investors money and bring revenue to the town. WE ARE DRIVING OURSELVES OUT OF NEWTOWN by doing this and constantly raising the cost of living. It makes zero sense, any extra budget money gets burned on stupid stuff just so they can ask for more next year. Put an END TO THIS STUPIDITY and CUT THE BUDGET 20%. Everyone will be just fine ! Kids won't get any smarter anyway. That's an honest reality !
Any common sensical person can do this job at under 100k salary. Way overhyped and overpaid at over $200k annual salary. We as voters have to put an end to this. Not to mention an assistant comes along with this job paid at 190k! What is wrong with you voters?
The entire budget needs to be cut not raised. The proposed budget now would sit that we spend $2.65 million dollars every week. For population of less than 30k people it is absolutely absurd ! You cannot keep driving older folks out of town just to create a revolving door of parents who come here, educate their kids and run away ! There is no need to be paying 190K annual salary to an ASSISTANT to superintendent, not in the best interest of tax payers ! The voting turnout at 9% is ridiculous ! Lobby lawmakers to change the voting by mail, so everyone gets a ballot in the mail and at least 51% of residents vote to approve, otherwise the budget should not be approved if you don't have the majority ! Most folks don't even know when the vote is ! They have taxes bundled with mortgage and don't even know ! We are raising cost of living for everyone and it is absolutely not necessary.